This is how the faithful avoid Christmas carols. Priests revealed what they hear from their parishioners

This is how Poles get out of Christmas carols. They have no shortage of imagination!

As the “Super Express” portal reminds us, it is the time of pastoral visits. For many believers, it is a long-awaited day of the year. For others, it is something they would gladly get out of. The tabloid indicated what explanations the clergy hear from people who do not want to receive them after the caroling.

Caroling is ongoing

The period around Christmas and New Year is traditionally a period when priests visit their faithful in their homes. The meeting can last a few, and in some cases even a few dozen minutes. However, not everyone wants to receive a priest in their home.

“Super Express” decided to present the excuses that the faithful used to avoid the carol. According to the priests' accounts, the faithful are exceptionally creative and their imagination is vivid. It turns out that hiding behind a curtain or pretending that no one is home is not the only thing they come up with.

One of the priests, quoted by “Super Express”, admitted that after knocking on the door of one of the faithful, he was told that the man “doesn't live here” and “doesn't know what he's doing there”. Another reason was the “renovation being carried out”.

This is what priests hear from their faithful

One of the faithful was evading Christmas carols, saying that “he's just in his dressing gown”. Another way to refuse a priest was illness. “I've been coughing a bit lately. Maybe it's Covid? I don't want to infect you,” one of the priests was quoted as saying by the daily.

Another of the quoted inventive faithful said that he wouldn't accept Christmas carols because the priest visiting him “was there a year ago”. It turns out that the reason for not letting the priest in may be the lack of a Christmas tree. “I don't have a Christmas tree anymore, I don't want to feel awkward,” the quoted priest said.

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